On This Day

Saturday, July 1, 1939

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	15	.769	--
Red Sox	34	24	.586	12.5
Indians	34	29	.540	15.0
Tigers	35	31	.530	15.5
White Sox	32	31	.508	17.0
Athletics	26	38	.406	23.5
Senators	26	42	.382	25.5
Browns	18	45	.286	31.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Yankees 3

Indians 8, Browns 5

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Senators 9, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	39	23	.629	--
Giants	36	28	.563	4.0
Cardinals	33	28	.541	5.5
Cubs	35	31	.530	6.0
Dodgers	29	30	.492	8.5
Pirates	28	31	.475	9.5
Bees	26	35	.426	12.5
Phillies	19	39	.328	18.0

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 2

Bees 6, Phillies 0

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 8, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Kuhel	5
2	Buddy Myer	4
3	Jimmy Brown	3
3	Tony Cuccinello	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bruce Campbell	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Frankie Hayes	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bruce Campbell	4
2	Hal Trosky	3
3	Earl Averill	2
3	Harlond Clift	2
3	19 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Tabor	2
2	Buddy Hassett	1
2	Jeff Heath	1
2	Barney McCosky	1
2	Buddy Rosar	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Ostermueller	0.60
2	Bucky Walters	0.56
3	Jack Knott	0.44
4	Harry Gumbert	0.38
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Broaca	1
1	Mace Brown	1
1	Harry Gumbert	1
1	Joe Haynes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fritz Ostermueller	6
2	Bucky Walters	5
3	Jack Knott	4
3	Claude Passeau	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Thornton Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.391
2	Zeke Bonura	.365
3	George McQuinn	.353
4	Jimmie Foxx	.353
5	Buddy Lewis	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	16
2	Dolph Camilli	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	12
3	Ernie Lombardi	12
3	4 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	59
2	Ted Williams	58
3	Bill Dickey	55
4	Frank McCormick	53
5	2 tied	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	27
2	Lee Handley	11
3	Stan Hack	10
4	Ben Chapman	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.45
2	Lou Fette	1.79
3	Tommy Bridges	2.08
4	Mace Brown	2.15
5	Atley Donald	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	12
2	Red Ruffing	11
2	Bucky Walters	11
4	Tommy Bridges	10
4	Harry Gumbert	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	113
2	Bobo Newsom	77
3	Claude Passeau	70
4	Tommy Bridges	69
5	Johnny Vander Meer	68

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	12
2	Clint Brown	8
3	Mace Brown	5
3	Chubby Dean	5
5	Curt Davis	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zeke Bonura	.476
2	Joe Gordon	.426
3	Bob Johnson	.420
4	Doc Cramer	.413
5	Lou Chiozza	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	5
2	Babe Dahlgren	4
2	Joe DiMaggio	4
2	Joe Gordon	4
5	7 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Dahlgren	17
1	Bill Dickey	17
1	Joe DiMaggio	17
4	Joe Gordon	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Stan Hack	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Jimmy Bloodworth	3
2	Jack Bolling	3
2	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elden Auker	0.50
2	Atley Donald	0.60
3	Whit Wyatt	0.79
4	Red Ruffing	0.91
5	Tommy Bridges	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Gumbert	3
1	Oral Hildebrand	3
1	Bill Lee	3
1	Nels Potter	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Red Ruffing	17
3	Johnny Vander Meer	16
4	Tommy Bridges	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Bowman	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Jumbo Brown	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Morrie Arnovich	.422
2	Bob Johnson	.402
3	Zeke Bonura	.398
4	Joe DiMaggio	.393
5	Doc Cramer	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	7
1	Bob Johnson	7
3	Jeff Heath	6
4	Zeke Bonura	5
4	11 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	29
1	Buddy Lewis	29
3	Bob Johnson	28
4	Zeke Bonura	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	8
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Luke Appling	5
3	Stan Hack	5
3	Mike Kreevich	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whit Wyatt	1.00
2	Charlie Root	1.51
3	Lou Fette	1.80
4	Bill Lohrman	1.85
5	Tommy Bridges	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Atley Donald	5
1	Harry Gumbert	5
1	Bucky Walters	5
4	Elden Auker	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Passeau	41
2	Bob Feller	38
3	Bobo Newsom	32
4	Tommy Bridges	31
5	Red Ruffing	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	4
2	Pete Appleton	2
2	Clint Brown	2
2	Jumbo Brown	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mize	.363
2	Joe DiMaggio	.354
3	Jimmie Foxx	.349
4	Zeke Bonura	.347
5	George McQuinn	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	52
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Johnny Mize	35
4	Harlond Clift	34
5	Dolph Camilli	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	159
2	Jimmie Foxx	136
3	Joe DiMaggio	130
4	Harlond Clift	125
5	Zeke Bonura	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Case	36
2	Frankie Crosetti	26
3	Stan Hack	20
4	Pete Fox	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Fette	2.40
2	Lefty Gomez	2.62
3	Russ Bauers	2.78
4	Bucky Walters	2.91
5	Whitey Moore	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Lee	22
1	Red Ruffing	22
1	Bucky Walters	22
4	Paul Derringer	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	260
2	Bobo Newsom	212
3	Joe Krakauskas	145
4	Tommy Bridges	133
5	Paul Derringer	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Murphy	17
2	Mace Brown	10
3	Clint Brown	8
3	Dick Coffman	8
5	2 tied	7